Posted on 06/14/2025 1:38:43 PM PDT by dennisw
Tehran warned that any country that helped repel Iranian attacks on Israel could face attacks by the Islamic Republic, which would target regional bases "of the collaborating state."
This includes sites in the Persian Gulf states and naval vessels in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, according to the statement on Iranian state media.
The U.S. operates permanent and temporary military sites across at least 19 locations in the region, the Council on Foreign Relations said.
Azizi said there was an understanding in Tehran that everything happening now—Israeli strikes and the broader military campaign—was approved by Washington.
In that sense, Iran might believe it already had enough justification to take on the U.S. and target American bases in the region—such as those in Iraq and member states in the Gulf Cooperation Council—thus expanding the scope of its target options.
This would allow Iran to use some of its shorter-range missiles to sustain the war, instead of relying solely on its longer-range missiles to target Israel, Azizi said.
But Tehran is concerned that such action would almost certainly provoke a strong American response, possibly even more effective than Israel's, he added.
Iran relies on support—or at least neutrality—from Arab states with which it has been engaged in a process of rapprochement. Targeting U.S. bases in Arab countries at this moment would likely be seen as a serious escalation, alienating those states and isolating Iran diplomatically, Azizi said.
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Talk is cheap from these turbanized turds. The Iranian people must overthrow these rotten Mullahs, who rip off a good potion of Iran’s oil revenues. These loony toon Twelver zealots live off the fat of the land.
This will never happen.
If Iran dares to target any oil producing country it will be immediately finished off by the USA. Trump will not tolerate any threat to the world oil supply.
When it happens have Congress declare war and finish that regime off.
“...isolating Iran diplomatically...”
NFN, but, at this point, there’s no need to try to shut that particular barn door.
Whatever!
Those virgins better start stocking up on vaseline...
“…could face attacks….” Or not…. Possibilities are endless!
the jihadis have been very quiet
The RATs and RINOs would rather see the whole world go up in nuclear flames than see Trump be right about anything. Time to show each Congress critter their bits of the Seth Rich and Epstein files.
How many of these people did Joe Biden let into our country?
Hurry up and make them a parking lot.
LOL...DO IT! Iran will “cease to exist”...
I heard we recently flew a few B-2’s onto Diego Garcia. I did not hear of them ever leaving.
Oooooooooooooopsie Daisy!!
Oh, in that case nevermind. Go ahead and make your nukes.
Yeah, probably not a great idea to keep talking smack at this point.
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These idiots sure like letting their mouths write checks that their fannies can’t cash.
They’re going to find out the hard way that there is Someone Who will cash those checks and they will NOT like the payout.
Ezekiel 38 and 39
Also, Austin 3:16 says, “I just whooped your ass!” I’m not sure which book that one’s in but it’s always been one of my favorites ;-)
al-Pelosi uses Poligrip.
“But Tehran is concerned that such action would almost certainly provoke a strong American response.”
They kind of buried the lede.
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